I’m going to be pulling out a bit of “serve and play ping pong” this weekend methinks.
this makes me feel old.
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
I think a rave is a large spontaneous dance/party in the desert. I don’t think they are policed, so there are lots of drugs.
I am not sureabout ping pong.
Correct me if I am wrong, please.
I feel old, too.
I think the desert bit is unlikely, given that macclesfield is a bit lacking in sand, and it probably rains too much. Similar idea though.
I think the point is that Kit will be miming the action of someone playing ping pong/table tennis. I have never tried this or heard of this technique, but it sounds like a winner.
Simply put, he’ll be waving his arms about like a drunken hyperactive loon. Nice. Possibly legs too, depending on his ping pong technique.
which rave you going to Kit? its been a while since ive been to one may have to tag along lol.
cant say ive tried that ‘dance’ but i’ll give it a go!!
Joe
How about the “horse shoes” trot, of the lawn bowling shuffle?
And why stop and mimicing leisure sports, what about household chores like the slow and suggestive Laundry Fold Jive and the funky poop-scoop. there is alway the window wash and shine, too.
I can tell Bear and I are going to have fun with this concept over the weekend.
Have fun be safe.
I saw this guy perform last month, he was awesome!! http://www.that1guy.com/pages/video.html
A rave is just a private…ish party usualy with some form of electronic music. There are drugs quite often, but they really aren’t a prerequisite. I have a bunch of friends that go to raves regularly and most of them don’t do any drugs at them.
Think of a rave more as a dance club that does one big event instead of a thing every night. They are just as dangerous and as safe as a night club.
That being said I still don’t really understand the objective of this thread
I think the point of a rave is that it is illegal, i.e. it takes place without permission of the landowner, local council etc. I’m told they used to be prevelant in the fields outside the M25 (the road that runs all the way around london). Other popular venues are abandoned warehouses, old industrial sites etc. Anywhere where thousands of people can meet without the police finding out, atleast for a while anyway.
That’s my idea of it too, though I think legit discos can have an occasional rave.
Most raves have people doing skills like flaming poi or meteors, juggling torches, and wild costumes, so usually there’s an outdoor area.
I go to a rave every month, if not two or three. I know almost all of the promoters, owners, DJs, event staff and whatnot for the raves in the Bay Area, and speak with them frequently. The events are planned out several months in advance(many of them are reoccuring events annually), require various city and state permits(as well as lots of promotion), and are always under surveilance of local authorities.
I know lots of people that go to raves, sober and under the influence of various substances. I’d say about 80% of the people you’ll run into in a rave are under the influence, many of which are the staff and security, but rarely the DJs . The experience is somewhat designed for these rolling people, which is why there are so many glowsticks and lights at raves.
I go for the music, as nothing is more exhilirationg than being literally lifted off the ground from vibrations of speakers many times my own size, several feet in front of me, and I love electronic music. I also hang out with a bunch of fire spinners, so we enjoy glowsticking as an alternative form of poi.
While drug abuse is very prevalent at raves, it’s NOT what raves are about, as many would like to think. STRICT NO DRUG policies are ALWAYS in effect and anyone found with substances is banned from all local events immediately and are never admitted. Undercover policemen and strong security always enforce this to provide a safe atmosphere for people to enjoy the music. Every rave I’ve been to in the past 6 months requires everyone be patted down and fully searched upon entry.
I’ve been to a few raves in the desert, but most of them are held indoors in small concert halls, holding less than 500. I’ll be at a rave tomorrow with at least 750-1000 in attendance, and plan on going to a rave in March with at least 10,000 at the venue.
If you look up “Utah rave bust” on Youtube or Google, you’ll find videos, pictures and stories of a SWAT bust on a 100% permitted, legal rave on private land that happened recently. Attendees were beaten, attacked by dogs, and harrassed by fully armored camoflaged soldiers with assault rifles while helicopters circled overhead. SOME drugs were confiscated, but I’ve seen security gaurds come away with more by just searching people walking through the doors.
I’ve met some of my best friends at raves, who are good, non-drug-abusing people.
Dancing at raves is whatever you want it to be. It’s pretty much like, feel the music and move!
Based on my one rave experience, my advice is to find the door (if any) and use it to leave.
I got hired to perform on my unicycle at a rave in Oakland a few years ago. I was to be there from 1-3 am. This was in October, on the changeover night from daylight savings. It took me a few tries to explain to the sponsor that the time period he was booking me for was three hours, not two. Finally he got it and said not to worry, just two hours from 1:00am.
It was held in an empty HomeBase or other very large, empty store with huge open spaces and concrete floors. It was dark throughout almost the whole place, to the point where people basically couldn’t see me riding around. And I couldn’t see them, which made it hard to do anything interesting. The brightest light was in the rear parking lot, which was less crowded (with people smoking), so I was mostly out there. I think the event was filled to capacity, as they were limiting letting more people in.
Since this was a “permitted” rave party, I’m pretty sure it was non-alcoholic with just soft drinks and maybe a few snacks. Which means people had to bring their own drugs, which they definitely did. I finally ended up joining up with another performing troupe, of fire jugglers. They hooked me up with a pair of torches, which I swung along with the group to make a really cool synchronized pattern. Which was visible in the dark building, which was much better than trying not to bump into people on my unicycle!
The coolest dance move of all time is definately the thizz drop. Wear a spinner around your neck too and it’ll look ONLY 1,000000000000 times cooler.
Catboy’s post is really confusing me…how is drug use prevalent, when everyone is patted down upon entering?
My brother- a british DJ, tells a tale of how he got hired to play at a rave in Utah and the play list was reversed, so the headliners were playing 1st about 9 or 10pm, follwed by the less well known DJs. This was becasuse the police didn;t normally raid till 11 or 12 so at least the headline name would have done their set even if no one else did. Quite teh reverse of here where the headline may not play till 2 or 3 am and many of the attendees won’t be there before midnight.
I cannot believe this happened in George W. Bush’s America!
[IF I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution. --Emma Goldman, anarchist]
dont feel bad
i dont either
Yes. But it makes you feel young.
And you’re too young to enjoy feeling young.
I’ve seen that video… Harsh stuff.
Something very similar happened in Manchester three weeks ago. Dogs and batons were used against party goers with predictable results. People trying to protest the police’s actions were denied access to the court a week later so another protest was held in Manchester city centre.
Thankfully I wasn’t at this party though some good friends were.
The term rave is used in the UK to describe any large electronic music event. What used to be known as raves, illegal parties in outdoor locations or warehouses are now more commonly known as free-parties which, if you listen to the newspapers are undergoing a revival. If you listen to the party goers they never went away.
Drugs are very much prevalent at dance music events of both types. But this is reflective of wider society. A huge amount of young and not so young people in the UK consume drugs recreationally at weekends and not just at dance music events.
I go to dance nights if the music, and possibly more importantly, the crowd is to my liking though I don’t take drugs. I just love boogieing and drugs are incompatible with my job and the fitness level I’m trying to achieve.
I’d say Catboy is about right with the 80% figure though it varies from venue to venue and depends on the style of music being played.
Drugs seem to make their way into these events whether they simply pat you down or lube up some gloves for a cavity search(thank pokemon I’ve never actually seen this). Most of the time though, they’re just searching for anything they don’t want brought into the rave, be it drugs, weapons, or trance music.
I can’t wait to go to: